Sameerah Al Khdhairi never thought twice about spending hours standing in front of a stove cooking bowls of biryani. Now her time is spent sitting at home, crying and praying. Al Khdairi, who grew up ...

Liposuction procedure was found to have a long-lasting positive effect in lipedema patients, leading to a marked increase in their quality of life, stated study surveyed in the December issue of ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- Imagine a disease where your legs keep growing out of control, not longer, but wider. As CBS2's Dr. Max Gomez reported, it's not just a cosmetic issue, it could be life ...

Imagine spending 12 years of your life in pain, without knowing the cause. For one Salt Lake City woman, that was her life until she was diagnosed with lipedema, a chronic fat storage disease that ...

Suppose you're a teen or young woman who starts putting on fat, mainly in your legs. Doctors say you're obese – but no matter how much you diet and exercise, you can't lose the fat. After years of ...

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Lipedema is a painful fat distribution disorder that is often misdiagnosed or recognized late. Diets or exercise will not get rid of the condition, but treatments can improve it. Lipedema causes fat ...

Victoria Albano knows what some people think when they see her - that she just gave up on herself. "All this working out and exercising and all this taking care of myself wasn't doing anything," ...

Judy Maggiore remembers looking in the mirror in college, perplexed by her body's disproportion. "I was skinny. I was a stick. The upper part of my body was really, really thin. You could see my ribs!

The Brazilian influencer who died during liposuction to treat a chronic knee condition went into cardiac arrest four times after the routine surgery before she died, her family has revealed. Luana ...